Missing woman found in Huntington Beach

HUNTINGTON BEACH – A 53-year-old woman with Alzheimer's disease was found unharmed Thursday afternoon at a local bank after going missing from Cerritos.

Mary Kay Bernat had last been seen at Beach Street and Marquardt Avenue in Cerritos around 6:15 p.m. Wednesday, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. She left in a white Toyota Camry.

Family members said she might be lost and asked for help in finding her, the Sheriff's Department said.

When she stopped at the Wells Fargo at 16531 Bolsa Chica St., the bank identified her as a missing person and contacted police. Huntington Beach police found her safe, and she was reunited with her family, Lt. John Domingo said.